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Past Paper Questions: Straight Line Graphs (Coordinate Geometry)

1 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

y
D(13 21 , 11)

C(7, 4)

A(3, 2)

O x
E

The diagram shows a triangle ABC in which A is the point (3, 2), C is the point (7, 4) and angle
ACB # 90°. The line BD is parallel to AC and D is the point (13
21

, 11). The lines BA and DC are
extended to meet at E. Find

(i) the coordinates of B, [7]

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(ii) the ratio of the area of the quadrilateral ABDC to the area of the triangle EBD. [3]

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2 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

y D

A(−2, 4)

C (6, 2)

O x
B(1, −1)

In the diagram the points A, B and C have coordinates (02, 4), (1, 01) and (6, 2) respectively. The
line AD is parallel to BC and angle ACD # 90°.

(i) Find the equations of AD and CD. [6]

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(ii) Find the coordinates of D. [2]

(iii) Show that triangle ACD is isosceles. [2]

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3 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The points A (–2, 2), B ( 4, 4) and C (5, 2) are the vertices of a triangle. The perpendicular
bisector of AB and the line through A parallel to BC intersect at the point D. Find the area of the
quadrilateral ABCD. [10]

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4 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

C(4, 10)

B(–2, 6)
D
A(–1, 5)

O x

In the diagram the points A(–1, 5), B(–2, 6), C(4, 10) and D are the vertices of a quadrilateral in which
AD is parallel to the x-axis. The perpendicular bisector of BC passes through D. Find the area of the
quadrilateral ABCD. [8]

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5 The points A and B have coordinates (–2, 15) and (3, 5) respectively. The perpendicular to
the line AB at the point A (–2, 15) crosses the y-axis at the point C. Find the area of the
triangle ABC. [6]

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6 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

y
D

A (4, 2)
M

O x

x = 14
B (–2, –10)

The diagram shows the quadrilateral ABCD in which A is the point (4, 2) and B is the point
(–2, –10). The points C and D lie on the line x = 14. The diagonal AC is perpendicular to AB and
passes through the mid-point, M, of the diagonal BD. Find the area of the quadrilateral ABCD.
[9]

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7 The point P lies on the line joining A(–1, –5) and B(11, 13) such that AP = 1AB.
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(i) Find the equation of the line perpendicular to AB and passing through P. [5]

The line perpendicular to AB passing through P and the line parallel to the x-axis passing through
B intersect at the point Q.

(ii) Find the coordinates of the point Q. [2]

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(iii) Find the area of the triangle PBQ. [2]

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8 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

B (7, 7)

A (11, 4)
C
(–3, 2)

O x

The diagram shows a trapezium ABCD with vertices A(11, 4), B(7, 7), C(–3, 2) and D. The side
AD is parallel to BC and the side CD is perpendicular to BC. Find the area of the trapezium
ABCD. [9]

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9 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The points A ^ p, 1h, B ^1, 6h, C ^4, qh and D ^5, 4h, where p and q are constants, are the vertices of a kite
ABCD. The diagonals of the kite, AC and BD, intersect at the point E. The line AC is the perpendicular
bisector of BD. Find

(i) the coordinates of E, [2]

(ii) the equation of the diagonal AC, [3]

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(iii) the area of the kite ABCD. [3]

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10 Solutions by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

y
y = mx + 4

P (2, 10)

–1 O 2 x

The line y = mx + 4 meets the lines x = 2 and x =- 1 at the points P and Q respectively. The point R is
such that QR is parallel to the y-axis and the gradient of RP is 1. The point P has coordinates (2, 10).

(i) Find the value of m. [2]

(ii) Find the y-coordinate of Q. [1]

(iii) Find the coordinates of R. [2]

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(iv) Find the equation of the line through P, perpendicular to PQ, giving your answer in the form
ax + by = c , where a, b and c are integers. [3]

(v) Find the coordinates of the midpoint, M, of the line PQ. [2]

(vi) Find the area of triangle QRM. [2]

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11 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

Three points have coordinates A (-8, 6) , B (4, 2) and C (-1, 7) . The line through C perpendicular to
AB intersects AB at the point P.

(i) Find the equation of the line AB. [2]

(ii) Find the equation of the line CP. [2]

(iii) Show that P is the midpoint of AB. [3]

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(iv) Calculate the length of CP. [1]

(v) Hence find the area of the triangle ABC. [2]

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12 The coordinates of three points are A(−2, 6), B(6, 10) and C(p, 0).

(i) Find the coordinates of M, the mid-point of AB. [2]

(ii) Given that CM is perpendicular to AB, find the value of the constant p. [2]

(iii) Find angle MCB. [3]

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13 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The points A and B are (−8, 8) and (4, 0) respectively.

(i) Find the equation of the line AB. [2]

(ii) Calculate the length of AB. [2]

The point C is (0, 7) and D is the mid-point of AB.

(iii) Show that angle ADC is a right angle. [3]

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14 Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the points (1, 3) and (4, -5). Give
aaaa ayour answer in the form ax + by + c = 0, where a, b and c are integers. [5]

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15 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The points A and B have coordinates ( p, 3) and (1, 4) respectively and the line L has equation 3x + y = 2 .
1
(i) Given that the gradient of AB is , find the value of p. [2]
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(ii) Show that L is the perpendicular bisector of AB. [3]

(iii) Given that C `q, - 10j lies on L, find the value of q. [1]

(iv) Find the area of triangle ABC. [2]

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16 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The points A and B are (4, 3) and (12, −7) respectively.

(a) Find the equation of the line L, the perpendicular bisector of the line AB. [4]

(b) The line parallel to AB which passes through the point (5, 12) intersects L at the point C. Find the
coordinates of C. [4]

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17 The points A(5, - 4) and C(11, 6) are such that AC is the diagonal of a square, ABCD.

(a) Find the length of the line AC. [2]

(b) (i) The coordinates of the centre, E, of the square are (8, y). Find the value of y. [1]

(ii) Find the equation of the diagonal BD. [3]

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18 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

y y # 3x y # 3x 015

A(2, 6)

y # 21 x
C
D
O x

The diagram, which is not drawn to scale, shows a parallelogram OABC where O is the origin and
A is the point (2, 6). The equations of OA, OC and CB are y # 3x, y

=

21
x and y # 3x 0 15
respectively. The perpendicular from A to OC meets OC at the point D. Find

(i) the coordinates of C, B and D, [8]

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(ii) the perimeter of the parallelogram OABC, correct to 1 decimal place. [3]

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y
y + 2x = 0 B y = 3x

O x

The diagram shows a trapezium OABC, where O is the origin. The equation of OA is y = 3x and the
equation of OC is y + 2x = 0. The line through A perpendicular to OA meets the y-axis at B and BC is
parallel to AO. Given that the length of OA is 250 units, calculate the coordinates of A, of B and of C.
[10]

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20 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

D C (6, 9)

E F

A (–2, 1) B(8, 1)
O x

The diagram shows a parallelogram with vertices A(–2, 1), B(8, 1), C(6, 9) and D.

(i) Find the coordinates of D. [2]

1
The point E lies on the diagonal DB such that DE = DB .
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(ii) Find the coordinates of E. [2]

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 The point F is such that EF is parallel to AB.
1
The area of trapezium AEFB is 1  (the area of parallelogram ABCD).
2
(iii) Find the coordinates of F. [6]

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21 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

B(6,5)
A(1,4)

O C x

The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD in which A is the point (1, 4) and B is the point (6, 5). Angle
ABC is a right angle and the point C lies on the x-axis. The line AD is parallel to the y-axis and the line
CD is parallel to BA. Find

(i) the equation of the line CD, [5]

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(ii) the area of the quadrilateral ABCD. [4]

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22 The line CD is the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the point A (–1, –5) and the
point B (5,3).

(i) Find the equation of the line CD. [4]

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(ii) Given that M is the midpoint of AB, that 2CM = MD, and that the x-coordinate of C is – 2,
find the coordinates of D. [3]

(iii) Find the area of the triangle CAD. [2]

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y

M (1,3)

A
(– 4,2)

C
O x

The figure shows a right-angled triangle ABC, where the point A has coordinates (– 4,2) , the
angle B is 90° and the point C lies on the x-axis. The point M(1,3) is the midpoint of AB. Find
the area of the triangle ABC. [7]

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The points A(1, 4), B(3, 8), C(13, 13) and D are the vertices of a trapezium in which AB is
parallel to DC and angle BAD is 90°. Find the coordinates of D. [6]

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25 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

D C (6, 8)

A B
(–5, 4) (8, 4)

O x

The vertices of the trapezium ABCD are the points A(–5, 4), B(8, 4), C(6, 8) and D. The line AB
is parallel to the line DC. The lines AD and BC are extended to meet at E and angle AEB = 90°.

(i) Find the coordinates of D and of E. [6]

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(ii) Find the area of the trapezium ABCD. [2]

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26 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

The points A (4, 5), B(–2, 3), C(1, 9) and D are the vertices of a trapezium in which BC is
parallel to AD and angle BCD is 90°. Find the area of the trapezium. [8]

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27 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

Thepoints A (- 3, 2) and B (1, 4) areverticesofanisoscelestriangleABC,whereangle B = 90° .

(i) FindthelengthofthelineAB. [1]

(ii) FindtheequationofthelineBC. [3]

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(iii) FindthecoordinatesofeachofthetwopossiblepositionsofC. [6]

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28 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

D X

A (–4, 6)

C (10, 4)

O x

B (6, –4)

The diagram shows a quadrilateral ABCD, with vertices A(− 4, 6), B(6, − 4), C(10, 4) and D.
The angle ADC = 90°. The lines BC and AD are extended to intersect at the point X.

(i) Given that C is the midpoint of BX, find the coordinates of D. [7]

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(ii) Hence calculate the area of the quadrilateral ABCD. [2]

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29 The point P lies on the line joining A (- 2, 3) and B (10, 19) such that AP: PB = 1: 3.

(i) Show that the x-coordinate of P is 1 and find the y-coordinate of P. [2]

(ii) Find the equation of the line through P which is perpendicular to AB. [3]

The line through P which is perpendicular to AB meets the y-axis at the point Q.

(iii) Find the area of the triangle AQB. [3]

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30 Solutions to this question by accurate drawing will not be accepted.

TwopointsAandBhavecoordinates(–3,2)and(9,8)respectively.

(i) FindthecoordinatesofC, thepointwherethelineABcutsthey-axis. [3]

(ii) FindthecoordinatesofD,themid-pointofAB. [1]

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(iii) FindtheequationoftheperpendicularbisectorofAB. [2]

TheperpendicularbisectorofABcutsthey-axisatthepointE.

(iv) FindthecoordinatesofE. [1]

(v) ShowthattheareaoftriangleABEisfourtimestheareaoftriangle ECD. [3]

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31

P (r,s)

A (-3,5)

B (5,-1)

The diagram shows the points A (–3, 5) and B (5, –1). The mid-point of AB is M and the line PM is
perpendicular to AB. The point P has coordinates (r, s).

(i) Find the equation of the line PM in the form y = mx + c , where m and c are exact constants. [5]

(ii) Hence find an expression for s in terms of r. [1]

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(iii) Given that the length of PM is 10 units, find the value of r and of s. [5]

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32 (a) Find the equation of the perpendicular bisector of the line joining the points (12, 1) and (4, 3),
aaaaaaaaaagiving your answer in the form y = mx + c.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa[5]

(b) The perpendicular bisector cuts the axes at points A and B. Find the length of AB. [3]

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